Plants are leafing out in…Florida, Texas, and parts of California and the Southwest! Check out the USA NPN Status of Spring tracker for more information. Would you like to take a guess when the first leaf will appear in the park? The leaves pictured above are European Holly, which is a broadleaf evergreen shrub. The…
Happy New Year! Inspired by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., we would like to spend more time together in nature in 2024. From Dr. King’s 1964 Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech: “We have learned to fly the air like birds and swim the sea like fish, but we have not learned the simple art of…
We had a big day on December 17th with 15 species seen during the Christmas Bird Count. The first species was a Yellow-bellied Sapsucker and the 15th species was a Hermit Thrush which is pictured above (note: this photo was not taken in the park). Thank you to the folks who counted with us and…
Participate in the 124th Annual Christmas Bird Count! Washington Square Park is a count site again this year. Join us on December 17th. Register for the WSP count (via NYC Audubon).
Park trees are still holding onto their leaves. For example, Dawn Redwood (pictured above) is coppery bright with needles. This conifer, a tree with needle-like leaves, is deciduous. The leaves turn chestnut in the autumn and fall throughout the season. Christmas Bird Count 2023 Join us on December 17th to observe and count birds in…